Hazel is celebrated for her children's classic about a hippo that inspired a successful musical. Her writing spans diverse genres, including adult mysteries featuring unique protagonists, YA novels drawn from personal experiences, and compelling memoirs. An Antarctic expedition fueled her creativity, leading to eco-thrillers and picture books. Through workshops on family history writing and mentoring, Hazel empowers others to find their voices and uncover ancestral narratives.
Work and Career Play Scripts and Activities for Secondary Students
Designed for secondary school students, this resource offers play scripts and activities that facilitate the transition from school to work. It provides a realistic insight into various professions, trades, and careers, encouraging collaboration across subjects while helping students develop essential workplace skills.
Designed for educators, this resource book offers a variety of engaging classroom activities aimed at fostering creative thinking skills in middle primary to junior secondary students. It serves as a practical guide for teachers looking to enhance their students' learning experiences through innovative and interactive methods.
Focusing on the emotional needs of students, this book offers teachers practical resources such as discussion topics, play scripts, and engaging activities to help facilitate conversations about grief and loss. It aims to create a supportive environment where students can express and process their feelings, promoting emotional well-being within schools.
Scripts provide a safe space for hesitant students to embody characters, enabling them to explore personal issues and develop confidence through role-playing. This approach encourages self-expression and can help address real-life concerns in a supportive environment.
Quinn, a celebrant with style and a few obsessions but a good heart, solves quirky problems, mysteries and the occasional murder at weddings, funerals and naming ceremonies in her country town.
Memoirs from the author of the best-selling There's a Hippopotamus on our Roof Eating Cake.
Only one in five finish. Then you're called a THRU Walker.
The story follows Skye, a school-leaver and guitarist in an all-female band, as she transitions to Finn, navigating the complexities of gender identity in the punk/indie scene. Finn's journey involves uncovering family secrets that threaten to divide them, highlighting that transitioning is about more than just medical procedures—it's about acceptance and self-discovery. As Finn shares his experiences through music and television, he finds support from friends and family who grapple with their own feelings about losing a daughter while embracing their teenager's true self.
"Stickybeak is an unforgettable school pet. He gets up to all sorts of mischief. Others think he's an ugly, noisy duckling. He thinks he's a person. We love him, but... when it was my turn to take him home, it was disaster plus!"--Back cover.